Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linuxinterfaceforon access scanning

tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-06T10:07:13Z

Greg KH wrote on 05/08/2008 21:26:21:

> > [JON PRESS] I wouldn't call it lazy, actually. It's more like
> > "economical" or "ergonomic" -- or, dare I say it -- "user-friendly."
In
> > this case, the users are the AV vendors who will have to write to the
> > API that will come out of this spec. We will be more inclined to
> > appreciate the SDK (for want of a better term) if it covers all the
> > bases, rather than force us to go elsewhere for some of our
> > requirements. When we write SDKs, we try to make sure that our users
> > will find whatever they need.
>
> But realize that you are adding an overhead on us, the kernel community,
> to make your life easier. We are the ones that are taking our time to
> review and comment on this code. We are the ones who will have to live
> with this code for forever, and maintain it over the lifetime of linux.
> So far, you all have shown no willingness to give anything back to us at
> all.

We all? How is that true? I for example wrote some code and am willing to
help maintain it if it gets accepted. And as you describe it, it would be
true for any submission because not all things are usefull for all people,
while everything is baggage for the community. And who is the community? I
thought all who take place in discussions, bug reporting, submitting code,
fixing bugs etc are the community.

Tvrtko

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